January 16 Emperor Karel appoints his son Philip II, king of Spain January 23 Most deadly earthquake kills 830,000 in Shensi Province, China January 24 Heavy earthquake strikes Shaaxi China, kills 830,000 January 27 Willem of Orange becomes knight of Guilder Flies February 5 Kings Henri I and Philip II sign Treaty of Vaucelles February 14 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared a heretic March 22 Cardinal Reginald Pole becomes archbishop of Canterbury March 28 Karel V's son Philip II crowned king of Spain March 28 Origin of Fasli Era (India) April 13 Portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope September 9 Pope Paul IV refuses to crown Ferdinand of Austria emperor September 12 Emperor Charles resigns, his brother Ferdinand van Austria takes over September 13 Charles V and Maria of Hungary march into Spain September 15 Vlissingen ex-emperor Charles V returns to Spain October 17 Ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain November 5 Akbar (14) succeeds his father Humajun on as Sultan of Delhi November 5 Battle at Panipat: Mogollegers beat hindu leader Hemu November 23 King Philip II confers with Dutch financial experts
